AGHAAZ, curtain riser ALMA FIESTA

When beauty meets attitude a star is born.

The platform of Aghaaz- the Cultural Theme Show of IIT Bhubaneswar was one such arena. The handsome hunks and lovely ladies from colleges all around Bhubaneswar set the stage ablaze as the curtain riser event of Alma Fiesta 2014 rolled out at Reliance Trendz, Shaheed Nagar.

Aghaaz- the Cultural Theme Show was a prelude event to Alma Fiesta 2014, the annual socio-cultural fest of IIT Bhubaneswar. The cultural theme show was an effort by team Alma Fiesta to bring the glamour of the youth and the colours of culture together.

With over fifty participants from various colleges, Aghaaz was one of its kinds. The show was judged by eminent faces of fashion world, Shagoon Satpathy; a popular name in Mumbai for creativity in fashion and an actor himself. Amongst other judges were Chabbi Mahali winner of Navy Queen 2007; an actress in Odiya movies and an active member in the drive for uplifting tribals. Accompanying her was Sunita Garabadu, one of the state’s top anchors in television and an actress herself.

The event was being hosted by Dhananjay and Surbhi of IIT Bhubaneswar who carried the audience through a thoroughly entertaining event. The competition had three different rounds of casual wears, formal wears and party wears with question-answer round at the end. Each round was followed by elimination.

The crowd was kept hooked up to the show as in between the mesmerising ramp walk of models there were small competitions. A small game ‘Jaane tu ya jaane na’ brought out the essence of friendship present in the crowd. The Dance Society of IIT Bhubaneswar won many hearts as they hit the floor to the party beats. The crowd joined in with them and festivity began as Aghaaz, prelude Alma Fiesta 2014 turned out to be a complete entertainer.

The event serenaded with the winners Bidya Misra of OEC and Svetlana Mahapatra of IIIT Bhubaneswar being crowned Mr Alma Fiesta and Miss Alma Fiesta. The winners received gifts worth seven thousand rupees including a portfolio being made by Cliquers Group. The gifts of the evening were sponsored by VLCC. Team Alma Fiesta also thanked their associate sponsors Honda, IMS and UCO Bank for their support.

Following the successful beginning to another edition Alma Fiesta 2014 scheduled to be from January 10^th to 12^th is being anticipated to be a complete package of fun. Once again Alma Fiesta, IIT Bhubaneswar has kept up to its motto, redefining festivity.